CVA-500-2 Architecting a Citrix Virtualization Solution The CVA-500-2 Architecting a Citrix Virtualization Solution courseware teaches Citrix architects how to analyze and design a comprehensive Citrix virtualization solution. Based on the Citrix Consulting Services Methodology, the course will provide students with the key considerations for managing the project, assessing environment readiness and risks and designing the appropriate solution according to Citrix best practices. Students will gain real-world insight from the field and practice assessment and design exercises based on challenging, enterprise-level scenarios.

Audience

This course is intended for IT professionals, such as Server, Network and Systems Engineers. Systems Integrators, Systems Administrators and Application Engineers are also appropriate candidates for this course.

Preparatory Recommendations The following preparatory recommendations describe the experience and knowledge students should possess to ensure successful completion of this course. Experience with or understanding of the following Citrix products:

Citrix XenAppTM 4.5 or higher

Citrix XenServerTM 5.0 or higher

Citrix Provisioning ServicesTM 5.0 or higher

Citrix XenDesktop 3.0 or higher

Citrix Access Gateway Enterprise Edition 9.0 or higher

Citrix Branch Repeater 5.0 or higher

Citrix EdgeSight for Endpoints 5.0

Citrix EdgeSight for XenApp 5.0 Experience using the following Windows Server and Microsoft technologies:

Active Directory

Terminal Services

DHCP

DNS

Group Policy Objects

SQL Server

Performance monitoring tools

Troubleshooting tools

Experience with, or strong understanding of, the following:

Server virtualization, including hypervisor configuration and virtual machine management tools

Server hardware, including NIC configuration, power, cooling and rack enclosure configurations

Virtual networking, including VLANs and addressing

Enterprise-level storage technologies

Citrix XenApp application virtualization

Citrix XenDesktop, including Provisioning Services

SSL VPN functionality

Completion of the following courses or demonstrate equivalent knowledge:

CXA-201-1 - Implementing Citrix XenApp 5.0 for Windows Server 2008

CXS-200-1 - Implementing Citrix XenServer Enterprise Edition 5.0

CXD-200-1 - Implementing Citrix XenDesktop 3

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CXA-300-1 - Advanced Administration for Citrix XenApp 5.0 for Windows Server 2008

CVE-400-1 – Engineering a Citrix Virtualization Solution

Key Skills

Upon completion of this course, learners are able to:

Describe the phases of the Citrix Consulting Methodology and distinguish between Assessment and Design projects.

Determine the type of information to be collected about the existing desktop infrastructure and supporting processes.

Describe how applications can be delivered within a Citrix virtualization infrastructure.

Identify the server performance metrics that determine whether a server is a good virtualization candidate.

Identify areas of the network architecture that should be included in an infrastructure assessment.

Identify which factors to check when assessing security and the user authentication process.

Gather data about testing, control and support processes, as well as user issues, backup and recovery plans in an environment.

Define the purpose of the conceptual architecture diagram, documentation and validation process.

Evaluate and recommend delivery methods for application types.

Recognize tuning and optimizations that can improve the performance of the operating system and server.

Describe the design considerations for the Desktop Delivery Controller and Citrix XenDesktop farms.

Identify options for providing Provisioning Services bootstrap redundancy and available network optimizations for Provisioning Services.

Determine the optimal shared storage design to provide high availability for vDisks and the optimal vDisk type to implement in an environment.

Determine the appropriate network design for a XenServer implementation in an environment.

Determine how to configure an Access Gateway implementation for an environment.

Describe general ICA protocol optimization techniques.

Evaluate design considerations for integrating Branch Repeater into an Access Gateway design.

Recognize how risk can impact a virtualization solution.

Instructional Method

This course is available in either classroom or self-paced online formats, and includes access to a live lab environment, as well as demonstrations and the practical application of concepts through hands-on exercises.

Course Length

30 hours or 5 days

Certification Preparation CVA-500-2 prepares learners for exam 1Y0-A16 Architecting a Citrix Virtualization Solution, one of the requirements for the CCIA for Virtualization.

Registration

For more information and to register for this course, please go to www.citrixeducation.com.

Topic Outline

Provided is the outline for CVA-500-2:

Project Management o Overview

Objectives o Citrix Consulting Methodology

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Phases

Analysis

Design

Build/Test

Rollout/Support Milestones, Checkpoints and Guidelines

o Assessment and Design Projects Assessment Projects

Key Benefits

Timeline Design Projects

Key Benefits

Timeline Key Activities

Project Team Overview o Roles and Responsibilities o Requirements and Expectations

Statement of Work Review

Project Kickoff

Requirements Gathering o Business Requirements o Technical Requirements

Findings Presentation o Documentation

Status Reports Risk Memos Assessment Documents Design Documents

Business Goals o 3-to-5 Year Plan o Growth o IT Projects

User Community o User Groups o Endpoints

Operating Systems New Endpoints Replaced Endpoints Repurposed Endpoints Reused Endpoints

o Usage Habits o User Locations o User Satisfaction

Operating System Delivery o Desktop Images o Image Build Process o Desktop Maintenance

Application Delivery o General Applications

Productivity suites Foundational applications

o Special Applications Resource Intensive Challenging Custom

o Application User Groups o Application Virtualization

Virtualized Applications Architecture

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Virtual Application Delivery

Server Virtualization o Current Solution o Physical Server Assessment

Data collection Excluded Servers from Virtualization Consolidation Scenarios

Infrastructure o Server Hardware o Network Architecture o Windows Server and Active Directory o Enterprise Storage o Databases

Security and Personalization o Authentication o Permissions o A/V o Logon Scripts o Profiles o Active Directory Policies

Operations and Support o Monitoring and Management o Testing and Change Control o Support o Disaster Recovery

Conceptual Architecture o Executive Summary o Enterprise Design

Virtualization Infrastructure Design o Virtualized Components o Server Hardware

Hardware Configuration Blade Considerations

o Network Configuration Addressing and VLANs NIC Performance and Redundancy Network Terminology Internal and External Networks Physical Network Connectivity

o High Availability o Storage

Capacity and Performance Storage Types Storage Terminology

o Resource Pool Design o Capacity Planning o Physical Server Migration

Operating System Delivery Design o Provisioning Services Operating System o Hardware o Capacity Planning o HA o Cache o Farm Design o A/V o Bootstrap Redundancy o Device Collections o Optimization o SQL Database

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o vDisk Storage Location o Enterprise Storage o vDisk Type o Write Cache Encryption

Application Delivery Design o Applications o Integration o Application Streaming Cache

Without Caching Pre-Caching

o Optimizations

Desktop Delivery Design o Desktop Delivery Controller o Farm Design o Virtual Machine Specifications o Desktop Groups o Desktop Images

Internal and External Users Pooled Users Dedicated Users

o Profiles Design o Policy Design o Desktop Monitoring

Access Design o Resource Delivery o Access Scenarios

Internal Site Access o External Site Access o Access Gateway Deployment Modes o Server Load Balancing

Delivery Optimization o ICA Acceleration

Bandwidth Allocation Compression Quality of Service Virtual Channels

o WAN Acceleration ICA Traffic Types

Printing Traffic

File Access Traffic

Multimedia Traffic

Display Traffic Application Types

Front Buffer

Back Buffer Branch Repeater Deployment Modes Hardware Architecture Network Architecture Infrastructure Services

Protocol Analysis o Branch Repeater and Access Gateway Integration

Deployment Modes

Branch Repeater with Access Gateway in One-arm Mode

Branch Repeater Alternative Mode Repeater Plug-in Integration Acceleration Rules

HTTP Traffic Considerations Firewall Rules Roaming Branch Users

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Business Continuity Design o Component Failover o Site Failover

Capstone Exercise

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